Psalmes and hymnes of praier and thanksgiuing. Made by VVilliam Barlow, Bishop of Lincolne, for his owne chappell and familie onelie

PROPER PSALMES .

The Penitents Confession . To the tune of the 51. Psalme .

The first part . THy mercy , Lord , I wholly need , Yet dare not craue it at thine hands ; Thou say'st his prayers shall not speed , who is intrapt in sinfull bands : Can I then hope , or boldly come , which nothing am but filth and sinne ; Polluted from my mothers wombe , in thought , in life , without , within ? 2 Thy glorie doth amaze me quite , consuming fire thou seem'st to me ; I feare and quake before thy sight , mine heart doth faint , approching thee : Thine anger hot 'gainst sinners is , their sacrifice thou doost detest ; The cleansed hands , no thoughts amisse , the purest life , doe please thee best . 3 How dare I then to th' Heauens hie , or Thee which sit●st in glory there , Once looke , or lift my sinfull eye , whose heart , whose thoughts , whose hands vncleere , Corrupt , defil'd , distayned are , most loathsome ( which my selfe must rue ) If once my conscience do not spare to lay them open vnto my view ? 4 The guilt , the filth , the weight of sinne , affrights , confounds , and makes me sinke : Dismay , shame , sorrow , neuer linne , but force me to the hopelesse brinke : Thy wrath I feare , thine eyes I shunne , my selfe I loath , mine heart I breake : If mercy faile , I am vndone , here must I die , here must I wreake . 5 But why should I doubt of thy grace , or dread thy mercies sweet to craue , Since thou desirest to turne thy face on him which would thy mercies haue ? In iudgement thou doest not delight , much grieuing at a sinners fall , And tak'st it for despaire or spite , if falne , he will not on thee call .

The second part . TO Moses ( Lord ) thou dost proclaime the selfe long-suffering , loth to strike : Thy Prophets all assure the same , that death of men thou doost not like : Yea , thou expectest their returne , and call'st vpon them thee to seeke : Thou profer'st grace to men forlorne , and shewst thy selfe a God most meeke . 2 But were thy proffers none at all , or Prophets silent were herein : No more assurance could befall , then that thy Sonne did die for sinne . Thy dearest Sonne , our Sauiour kind , that spotlesse Lambe , the mighty God , The skorne , yet ransome of mankind ; which felt , and brake thy furious rod . 3 In vaine thou didst not downe him send , so to afflict his body deare , His bloud to spill , his flesh to rend , his side to peirce , his head to teare : Such torments he hath not endur'd , for his owne faults in any deale : Mans safety he thereby procur'd , for by his stripes he did vs heale . 4 His bloud was price of ransome large , and bath to clense my sinfull soule , Admit that price for my discharge , purge through that bath what s in mee foule : Grant me thy spirit , that pledge of grace , t' assure my heart of mercy come : Forgiue , forbeare , forget , out-raze , my sinne , thy wrath , my guilt , thy doome . 5 Make soft this stonie heart of mine , t' imbrace thy word , to melt with griefe ; This flesh corrupt reforme betime , lest sinnes adiourn'd find no reliefe : To all thy mercies I resort , vouchsafe them all on me to send , Preuent my fall , my wayes support , assist my course , and crowne mine end . To thee then blessed Trinitie , Bis. O Father , Sonne , and Holy Ghost ; My soule shall say in veritie , thou God delight'st in mercies most .

The Sinners Confidence . To the tune of the 124. Psalme . O Lord thou hast commanded men to pray , And promise giuen to harken what they say ; Most specially , when that they troubled be : ( The troubled mind most welcome is to thee ) I troubled pray , but prayers nought comfort me . 2 I pray and sinne , and sinne and pray amaine ; I sinne and pray , and pray , but sinne againe : O God what will become of me poore wight ? If thou should'st iudge according vnto right ; Damn'd should I be , and cast out of thy sight . 3 T is true , if thou no mercy should'st extend ; My hopes were vaine , in vaine my praiers I spend : But since thou ( Lord ) wil'st not a sinner dye , I dare approach and to thy mercies flie , Assuring me my sinnes thou wilt passe by . 4 Not for my selfe , who wretched sinner am ; To whom belongs nought but confounding shame : But for the death of thy beloued Sonne , Without whose bloud mankind had been vndone : By it alone , my soule her peace hath wonne . 5 Then pray my soule , but cease againe to sinne ; At least delight not ( wilfully ) therein : So thinke of grace , that thou Gods iudgement feare : Sinne he abhorres , though sinners he forbeare : To him be praise , his Son , and Spirit most deare .

Our Sauiours birth .

The first part . IF any day ( Lord ) shin'd to man , wherein thy power and loue Conioin'd for good of all the wor'd , a Father thee to proue : T' was Christmas day , * * that this blessed day , which ‡ ‡ oft now we celebrate , When God for man ' came God and man , hels fury to abate . 2 A day which puts vs all in doubt , what first wee should admire : Thy loue , or grace , or power diuine , all three did here conspire : Exceeding loue , t' abase thy Sonne , for man a worme and dust : But mercie more , t'incarnate him , for sinners and vniust . 3 But that hee should mans flesh assume yet perfect God remaine ; That Uirgins womb should him conceiue , yet free from touch of staine : This was thy power , that dazels quite , all humane wit and skill : The wise doth daunt , and sathan quell , who man had thought to spill . 4 ( Lord ) what is man that thou should'st thus , grace and extoll his nature ? His flesh is filth , his entrailes dung , His life a breath , a vapour . Thy Sonne true God , euen as thy selfe , eternall , pure , a spirit : If other nature hee would take , next was the Angels bright . 5 The case all one , for both had sinn'd , and Gods iust wrath prouok'd ; T' was man had falne , so Angels had , hell had them both enyoak'd : To rescue Angels from their losse , was neuer his intent : That nature therefore hee would take , which to redeeme he meant .

The second Part. To the tune of the 148 Psalme . YEt Angels were the chiefe , these news which did conuoy ; The Uirgins first beleefe , an Angel rais'd with ioy ; The very morne , an Angel told , And did vnfold , when hee was borne . 2 His name hee did define , a Sauiour , Christ the Lord ; Confirm'd it with a signe , which strong might make his word : And shew'd the place , the manger and Inne , The swathes he lay in , his birth and race . 3 Those tidings to make sure , an hoast of Angels bright , Lift vp their voices pure , God praising in the height : Assuring men Of Gods good will , And peace to their fill , By Christ come then . 4 Thus Angels which no part , of comfort nor release , Need by him incarnate , their ioying would not cease : Euen for mans sake , Who of this birth , Both in heauen & earth , The fruit should take . 5 Yea blasing starre aboue , bright glittering in the skie , As Herauld of Gods loue , points where the Babe doth lie . The Sages three , With odors and gold , ( Which was foretold ) Greet him on knee . 6 Unworthy then , vs say , the name of Christ to beare , If that wee will not wey this birth , this loue so deare . To vs alone , This child was meant , This Sonne he was sent , This holy one .

The third part . NOw since the benefit is ours , if Angels , much more wee , Ought praises sing , which best befit the glorious Trinitie . For this his incarnation strange , all persons three contriu'd , The Father him sent , the Son flesh tooke , by the Spirit hee was conceiu'd . 2 What each here did , let vs the same performe in our degree ; For not in tongue alone , in acts this birth exprest must be : The Father first , shewd loue , grace , might , more then we could desire , All which we must examples make , not only them admire . 3 Since God on high lou'd vs below , we ought loue one another : The iustest God releast mans sinnes , man must forgiue his brother . In one to ioine both God and man , that power exceeds our line , Yet in this flesh we may , we must , haue mindes , shew works diuine . 4 The second person flesh became , ( O strange humilitie ! ) Th' eternall God bereau'd himselfe of all sublimitie . Auaunt all vaunt of birth , of race , of learning , beauty , wealth : Christ had all these , yet left them all , to worke mankind his health . 5 The holy Ghost , the person third , the Uirgin pure infus'd , Of her was borne this happy babe , the Serpents head which bruis'd : Ope we our harts to this good spirit , that entring by his grace , He may anew in vs Christ forme , sinne wholly to displace . 6 O dreadfull blessed Trinitie , in this new birth accord , That infant-like , we pure may be , chaste , harmelesse , meek ( O Lord : ) Accept vs ( Father ) for thy sonnes , vs ( Christ ) as brethren take , Breathe life , giue strength , ( O holy spirit ) vs Gods true children make . 7 O Iesu sweet , whose birth vs sau'd , from Sathan , sinne , and death , So breake their force , that they may not vs damne to hell beneath : Heauen thou forsook'st ( O babe thus born ) to make vs iust by thee : Lord with thy iustice so us cloath , that there our place may bee . 8 And since of heauen to make vs heires , Bis. thou took'st the flesh of man ; Here make vs sons , there crown vs saints , sweet Iesu say Amen .

Christo nato Laus summa incarnato sola

Nouembers Thanksgiuing .

The first part . SHed tears , clap hands , yeeld sighes , reioice our mirth with throbs allay ; The trembling and triumphing voice doe both befit this day : This day , whose danger dread did make , whose rescue quit annoy , Record the one , t' will cause vs quake , th' escape will raise our ioy . 2 The power of hell , the arme of Rome , combin'd themselues , ah woe ! This day to make the day of doome , our State to ouerthrow : By bloudy men ; not men , but fiends , whose shape and hearts did differ . Mens lookes did harbor diuels minds , our Church and Realme to shiuer . 3 This Realme , which florish'd had so long , with peace and plenty store ; This Church , which truth had kept from wron● home schismes , and forrraine lore : Yea , this was it which eaus●d their ruth , and stird them to conspire , T' was Englands peace , t' was Churches truth which set their rage on fire . 4 And rage of fire was their designe , close couched as a net ; When King , Queen , Prince , and Roial line , Peeres , Prelats , Commons met : One traine , one touch , one slash , one blow , One frush , one hoist , one hower : Had finisht what they did fore-trow , and crusht the lands whole power . 5 Our Realme made headlesse , void of guide , our State confusion meere , Our Land a prey on euery side , the Gospell banisht cleere : Our streets with clamor had bin fild , our streames had runne bloud red : Our eyes with teares bin thicke distil'd , our hearts through horror dead . 6 Then on this day , this dismall day , can we sing Psalmes of gladnesse ? Affrighted thoughts , deepe sighes , dismay , this daies designe best witnes : Cease we to sing , let 's quake for dread , and tremble while we thinke , Of their so monstrous bloudy rede , who sware our Realme to sinke .

The second part . To the tune of the 124. Psalme . HAd their lewd plot , for death and change design'd , Attain'd the end , which wrath and oath defin'd : No cause of ioy , no matter were to sing ; But warre and bloud , which horror vse to bring : Then praisd be God , from whom our ioy did spring . 2 Close they conspir'd , yet he their secrets knew : Deepe they did dig , and he their engines view ; They silence sware , but God their silence brake : The oath they tooke vpon their wafer cake , Could not beguile him , who doth euer wake . 3 Scarce durst they trust their tongues with what they thought , Much lesse their pennes , what with their tongues they wrought ; Yet their owne tongues and pens their facts made plaine , Their riddles darke gaue light them to arraigne , Euen when they thought most sure their Powder traine . 4 Let then no man lay claime to this disclose , It was the Lord alone , that kith'd our foes ; Our King inspir'd their riddle to assoile , Their knot to breake , their proiect thus to foyle : Such care hath God for Kings annoint with oyle . 5 Great is his power in euerie rescue made : But this was strange , the plot so close was laid , So long held on , euen to the very day : Secure were we , and confident were they . Giue fire , quoth Vaux , Hold off , our God did say . 6 The knife which was for Izacks throat prepar'd , Euen at the touch was stay'd , and he was spar'd . From Sodoms fire Lot hardly scaped free , Yet sau'd he was : So were the Children three : Like was our case , from death euen snatcht were wee . 7 So that this day our Birth-day we may call : We were not , and we were , at th' instant all : As men therefore ioy at their childrens birth , So sing we Psalmes of laud , of glee , of mirth , To God alone , who guides both heauen and earth . 8 This day is his , through that deliuerance strange , Which we among the solemne Feasts will range . O blessed God , thou Sauiour of all men , Which kepst vs safe from that prodigious den , Thy name be praisd for euermore , Amen .

Christs Resurrection .

The first part . WHat greater cause can Christians haue th eternall God to prayse , Then that our Lord out of his graue this day himselfe did raise ? Not full three dayes were past when he was nayld vnto the crosse , Sustayning on that cursed tree , with scorne and paine , our losse . 2 His head with thorny crowne was prest , his bodies ioynts were stretcht , The deerest bloud out of his brest with Iauelin keene was fetcht . His vitall spirits with torture spent , his ghost he yeelded vp : And paid to Nature what she lent , by drinke of deadly cup. 3 Dead sure he was , so taken downe , balm'd , spied , in linnen bound , In graue was layd ( not earthie mowne ) hewne out of rockes most sound , Which couered was with massie stone , seal'd , grouncel'd , watch't with men . Close he was coucht , as fully gone , no life was look'd for then . 4 The Priests gan skoffe , the people doubt , th' Apostles hearts did quaile , To see their Master thus cast out , their Sauiour so to faile . We hop'd , said some of them , that he would Israel haue restord : And vs aduanc'd next him to be , our King and Soueraigne Lord . 5 Loe , he , not minding promise made , lyes past recouerie dead : This day the third since he was layd in graue , Obliuions bed . Yea , strong'st in faith , earst fierce to fight , were now so vnbeleeuing . Not Angels , women , men , not sight , persuade could he was liuing . 6 To graue they come , and find the stone rowl'd off , the cloathes cast by : His mother tells them he is gone , and voyde the graue they spie : Perplext they lurke , 'twixt hope and griefe , expecting this euent , Striuing with faith and vnbeleefe , wondring what should be ment .

The second Part. To the tune of the 148 Psalme . IN this distresse , that ioy might fearefull doubts remoue ; Him-selfe doth newes conuoy , their faith thereby to prone : And saith , T is I , Be not afeard , T is sooth ye haue heard , Truth cannot lye . 2 Haue not the Scriptures told , that Christ should dye , and rise ? This might haue made you bold , were you but Scripture wise : The root of Iesse , ( Fast deep in the ground ) Springs not in a stound , Liues nere-the-lesse . 3 Haue you so soone forgot ( O dull Disciples mine ) The type by Ionas lot , which I gaue for a signe ? As he in the fish , So I in the tombe , Should liue as in womb And not perish . 4 In Natures course you finde ( whereof I once foretold ) The corne which men do grinde , and it for bread do mold , It will not thriue , Nor the seed take birth , Till it rot in the earth , And so reuiue . 5 How oft did I it preach , ( in words direct and plaine ) That death should me attach , yet I should rise againe ? Kill'd I must be , ( By Elder and Scribe , And those of my Tribe ) But or dayes three . 6 Yet , though you me now see , you take me for a sprite : And trembling seeme to flee amazed and affright : Come neere and trie , A spirit , at once , Hath not flesh and bones As you see haue I. 7 He will'd to set him meat , prepared for their store , Which he did take and eat , at th' instant them before . Not farre from brinke , He caus'd their drag , Such fishes to lag , That the ship gan sinke . 8 Euen doubting Thomas , who reports would not beleeue , By touch did feele and know , that sure he was aliue : The wounds accord , His hand in the side , Forst him that he cri'd , O God my Lord .

The third part . To the tune of the 45. Psalme . CHrist Iesu our Lord is rais'd from death , from graue , from hell , Whose bands , rot , rage ( his name be prais'd ) by rising hee did quel . Though Satan thought him sure , when once his life was gone ; Sopposing mankind past all cure , their Sauiour now had done . 2 Yet when he found that death , Christs triumph prou'd to be , The graue to saue ▪ descent beneath , make way for victorie : He roues , he raues amaine , but rage is more then force ; Blunt is his sting , cut short his traine , broke are his darts in course . 3 Death is by death deuour'd , and hell in hell subdu'd , The graue in graue it selfe is scowr'd , and sinne doth sinne exclude : O death where is the sting , and hell thy victorie ? Come sinne , thy marshal'd forces bring ; defeated backe they flie . 4 These once were terrors fierce , before their strength was broke , Till Christ by rising from his herse did lead them all in yoke . 'Gainst vs they may auaile , and tempt vs by surprising , But cannot as they will preuaile , he liues that conquer'd rising . 5 Shall we then light-let sinne , not eying Satans lure ; Or hell contemne ; not feare deathes gin ; doe ill , and walke secure ? No , God forbid : As hee dyed , sinne in vs to kill : So did he rise againe , that we might doe his righteous will . 6 The end of that his rape was vs to iustifie , That we , in heauen , sins guilt might scape , in earth sinnes acts might flie . Assurance eke to giue , that though our bodies dead Corrupt in graue , yet rais'd shall liue , and liue with Christ our head . 7 ( Lord ) helpe vs rise aright : first raise our faith to thee , Then raise our minds by thy good spirit , in earth heauens ioyes to see . Our soules these corps must leaue , these bodies lye in graue , Though low they lye , yet vp them heaue , both soules and bodies saue . Amen .